Hammerhead Barracks Renovation
Pond led the planning charrette and completed full design for renovations to Fort Benning's 125,000-square-foot Hammerhead Barracks. Exterior updates modernized the façade, constructing new stair towers and ramp systems, and replacing doors, windows, and louvers to comply with antiterrorism/force protection (AT/FP) standards. A new steep-sloped metal roof system was installed over pre-engineered metal trusses atop the existing concrete roof slabs, accommodating new mechanical equipment.
Internally, the project entailed demolishing all interior construction, including partitions, ceilings, flooring, and plumbing fixtures, as well as latrines and selected stairwells. Mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems were stripped back to their sources, including the removal of electrical switchgear and asbestos-containing materials. The administrative wing received a raised access floor system, new interior door systems, and completely revamped mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.